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While construction crews work furiously to finish Apple’s mammoth new headquarters in Cupertino this year, another critical piece of the campus’ design is taking shape 100 miles to the east.<p>In a cluster of East Bay nurseries, Apple has been growing more than 4,600 trees, which are nestled in large, …

Xiaomi is known for selling its hardware at aggressive prices and its new Piston 3 Pro in-ear headphones are no exception. The wired headphones will be available for CNY 149, the equivalent of around $22, from November 11.<p>The headphones feature a diamond-cut aluminium sound chamber and anodised …

Before I get into this review, I want to get one thing straight. <i>I am not a photographer.</i><p>I didn’t study photography at school. I haven’t done any classes. I don’t have a side-gig shooting weddings and bar mitzvahs. I have a relatively decent Nikon DSLR which I primarily use for product review photos …

Amazon's Echo, Tap and Dot speakers are feature-packed and constantly improving, but they're not perfect. Here are some common problems with the connected speakers and how to fix them.<p>When they work as intended, Amazon's Echo, Dot and Tap speakers are quite impressive and save the hassle of having …

It wouldn't be a Xiaomi event if it was just announcing one product. In addition to the new Redmi Pro smartphone, the Chinese company threw in a huge surprise by launching its first-ever laptop line, the Mi Notebook Air, running on Windows 10. It comes in two sizes -- the powerful 13.3-inch and the …

As I/O 2016 marches on, Google took some time to tell us about new Android TV and Google Cast devices coming to the market, and it was exciting to see Xiaomi listed. The search giant didn’t say much in their blog post, but nothing is stopping Xiaomi from giving us more details. They are, after all, …

Apple’s first iOS 10 beta ships with an unencrypted kernel that will make it easier to hunt down flaws in its code. This gives the company a greater chance of eliminating possible holes before the final version is made available to all this fall.<p>With public versions of iOS, the kernel is encrypted …

Commentary: The future of Apple's iOS approach moves to quick access everywhere. It may be a sign of iPhone and iPad experiences to come.<p>My first impressions of iOS 10, seeing it up close, were of those smart notifications that now pop up whenever the phone is lifted. No button-pressing necessary. …

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi officially unveiled its first drone today, ending a week of teasers about it, and the low price of the product might bring some serious competition to the space.<p>Like other Xiaomi products, the company didn’t actually create the Mi Drone itself. Instead it is working …

With the Xiaomi Mi Drone, the Chinese company keeps doing what it does best: promising tech with high-end specs and performance at incredibly competitive prices.<p>Outside of China the company is best known for its smartphones, but it has been building a lineup of related devices such as the Yi action …

Today is Pi Day, and Microsoft is celebrating the mathematical constant with some impressive deals on Dell laptops. In keeping with the Pi theme, Microsoft is taking 31.4 percent off Dell's latest XPS 13, so it starts at just $685.31 instead of $999. Only the base Core i5 model receives the big …

A feature we're sure to see more of this year is a display that never truly powers off. Let's take a closer look at Samsung's version.<p>According to Samsung, the average smartphone owner checks his or her device nearly 150 times a day: A quick press of the power button to view the time here, and …

If you’re not feeling great, it may not hurt to take a quick look at your Apple Watch. In fact, it saved one builder’s life.<p>62-year-old Dennis Anselmo was working last August when he suddenly “felt all over the place.” While taking a break, he checked his heart rate on his recently purchased …

Microsoft is announcing a big new feature for Xbox owners today: cross-network play. It's something the software giant has hinted at for years, and now it seems the reality of PS4, Xbox One, and PC players playing the same game together might finally happen. Developers building games for Xbox One …

Netflix uses a lot of data. That’s fine and dandy when you’re on your laptop using Wi-Fi, but with most mobile plans limited to specific allotment of gigabytes, it can be a problem. Thankfully, the company is working on a solution.<p>Netflix now offers a beta channel on the Play Store, where the …

Since Google restructured to become Alphabet it has almost doubled its total value – despite its products remaining the same as ever<p>Silicon Valley – and Wall Street – have a new king. Alphabet, the company formerly known as Google, looks set to become the world’s largest publicly traded company on …

Canadian audio company Fluance, known for making high-performing speakers at modest prices, has something new and slightly unusual for sale: the giant $500 Fi70 Bluetooth speaker. It's billed as the first wireless speaker to house dual 8-inch drivers and has a hole in its middle. No word yet on …

<b>Update: 01/15/2016:</b> Following reports about Xiaomi’s sales figures, the company has officially revealed that it sold “over 70 million” smartphones in 2015. This announcement confirms that Xiaomi missed its yearly sales goal of 80 million handsets, which was already downgraded from a lofty 100 …

Today's Ultra HD 4K TVs are all marketed with "motion," "action" and "clear" numbers that start at 240Hz and go up from there. They're all basically made up. Here's the real story.<p>There's a simple rule of thumb for companies that market electronics: When it comes to specs, a higher number is …

There are a wide range of devices available for consumers today that are internet and smartphone connected. It is often a struggle to decide whether to upgrade existing products with an add-on or make the investment in a new release that has these features built-in. Upgrading can be hit or miss and …

Most people remember the polarizing flat design of iOS 7, but it can be tough to remember all the little changes that happened throughout the entire evolution of Apple's iPhone software.<p>From the first time Apple announced the App Store to the unveiling of Siri, here's how the iPhone's homescreen …

The last major AAA studio operating out of Australia is closing down.<p>2K Australia -- the game development studio that brought us the BioShock series, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and, most recently, Borderlands: The Pre Sequel -- has officially confirmed that it will be permanently closing the …

Bluetooth headsets, as anyone without a popped collar will tell you, are often items of last resort for the average cellphone user. But Jawbone makes pretty good ones, and their new Era headset aims to be their best yet. More importantly, the company that helped define the headset market alongside …

One of the most exciting aspects of Anki Drive's robotic race cars is that much like a video game, each vehicle can be upgraded with different boosts and items over time. Now, thanks to Anki's first major software update, the cars can get more goodies than ever. Indeed, the update lets each …